Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

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Harnesses
A BDSM harness is a fairly generic term for just about anything that is worn
about the torso, and to which you attach other things. A simple example would
be a dildo harness, which is usually (but not always) worn around the hips and
groin and is designed to hold a dildo in place for pegging. Other common types
of harnesses include cock and ball torture harnesses, chastity harnesses, purely
decorative body harnesses, and specialty bondage harnesses. Some harnesses
are designed to be used only with other types of equipment, fetish furniture,
frames, hoists, swings or devices. In short, a harness can refer to damn near
anything that attaches your body to something else.
Straitjackets
Straitjackets have come a long, long way in the past few decades. The boring
but classic beige canvas straitjacket that most of us have seen only in the movies
has recently been joined by a wide assortment of new straitjacket designs in allnew
materials and hot new colors. The classic straitjacket consists of a canvas
garment top that closes in the back and has overly long sleeves which, when
worn, are crossed over the chest and then tied or buckled in the back, which
prevents the wearer from using his arms and hands.
The newer designs, which are more appropriate for recreational users, rather
than criminally insane ones, are typically made with leather, latex rubber, PVC
or a combination of those materials. Minor variations in their design can include
arms that cross in the back instead of across the chest, the addition of wrist or
crotch straps, breast-access zippers, built-in toy harnesses, built-in chastity belts,
and sturdy closures or fasteners that will accommodate padlocks. Straitjackets
make wonderful conversation pieces, and can always serve as the punch line to
any joke questioning your sanity. They also happen to be one of the few forms
of bondage that even vanilla people will line up to try at a party.
Straitjackets tend to fall into two general price categories: expensive, and
ridiculously expensive. An authentic, old-fashioned heavy-canvas straitjacket
will set you back roughly $200, but a latex rubber or PVC straitjacket can cost
anywhere from $700 to $2,000 depending on the quality of workmanship and
your selection of bells and whistles in the design.